Heavy trucks, mules banned

- TERRACE — City-owned lots

on Maroney Ave, are going back on. the market, but buyers will face niné conditions laying out what can and cannot be built there.

Council last week agreed to im- pose a “building scheme’? on the six properties. And, if the owners

~~ -agree, the same conditions will

_apply to five other lots already

“sald by the city but as yet un-

developed. —

~The restrictions follow neigh- bourhood protests at the ap- pearance of a modular home on one of the new Birch bench street’s lots.

Maroney Ave. resident Ray Tank charged council was guilty of “a very serious oversight”’ -when it failed to puta restrictive covenant on prapertics it sold on that strect. :

Presenting a 31 signature peti- tion of protest to council, he said the presence of a modular home brought down the value of neigh- bouring- homes, |

The six unsold lots were with- drawn from the market Dec, 19, when the city became aware of

the protests. The new restrictions now out- law - manufactured (mobile),

modular or pre-built homes as

well as any building “‘having pre- .

viously been occupied or used on any other parcel of land.”

A second condition requires the ground floor area of any new

MODULAR HOME on Maroney Ave. up on the bench isn't like the kind that comes to mind to most people when describing a manufactured house. Protests by neighbours have caused coun- cil to bring in restrictions on the kind of home that can be built on

The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, February 3, 1993 - Page A3

ity tightens up lot sales

lots being sald on the avenue by the city. This home will cost $145,000 by the time fandscaping is put in and appliances in- stalled,

home on Maroney must be at least 1,200 sq. ft.

Based on last year’s average house construction cost of close to $76 per sq.ft., that effectively means it will cost at least $90,000 to build a new house on Maroney. : Throw in the cost of the Jot and the average home will run about $120,000.

The exterior of any new house must be finished within 12 months of the construction start- ing date and any attached out- building must be painted.

Also banned, both on the sub- division’s street and properties, is the parking of vehicles or heavy equipment with a gross vehicle weight of more than four tonnes.

And the restrictlons even cover pets, allowing only cats and dogs “or other animals actually housed Within their owner's dwelling unit.”

Blacklisted are horses, . cows, sheep, mules, goats, pigs, bees, poultry, fur-bearing animals (even rabbits) and domesticated wild animals of any kind, -

Mayor Jack Talstra said the building scheme conditions

would “guarantee housing of the

kind the neighbourhood would like to see,...a neighbouzhood that they enjoy and Like to live in.’’

Administrator Bob Hallsor pointed out such restrictive agree- ments are not uncommon on new sub-divisions.

Modular home interest on the rise

TERRACE — The man at the centre of the Maroney Ave. modular home controversy bears no ill will toward protesting neighbours. —

“If anything, it’s been good publicity,’” Dwight Mooncy said of cily moves to prevent any more’ such homes being located on the street. .

Local agent for the manufac- turer of the homes, Mooney said

news of the outcry prompted a: number of people to go look at

the home. pu:

He’s even had a couple of en- quiries about purchasing one of the pre-built units.

As for the protests, Mooney Said the problem appeared to be people seeing a building coming down the street in two pieces on the back of a truck and immedi- ately thinking ‘‘trailer’’.

But this type of home can’t be compared to a_ trailer/mobile home, said Mooney.

The 1508 sq.ft ground floor sits ona full basement and the joist-

ing between is exactly the same |

as that found in a conventional “stick house’’. . And the low pitch of the roof (it has a i-in-12 slope) meant the walls had to be “‘beefed up’? to take. local snow loads, said Mooney, Ot He suggested, the home is structurally as strong, if not stronger, than some conventional houses. ' As for complaints about the ap- pearance of the roof, Mooney pointed out there were three

houses nearby which had exactly the same pitch,

Nor is this a cheap form of -

housing.

The 3,000 sq.ft. of living area includes three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a jacuzzi, fireplace, and dining room as well as family room. There’s also! an attached two car garage. ,

When spring arrives, Mooney -

said the lot will also be fully landscaped and a 20ft. x 12ft. deck added on to the back.

The eventual buyer will also find the house comes equipped with six. appliances and drapes, Mooney added,

“This is the top end, deluxe

mode],’' he emphasized, suggest- ing the final price, including the lot, would be approximately $145,000,

‘They .are going to be people who like the look of the home and there’s going to be people who don’t,’ Mooney concluded, “That’s human nature.’ .

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In brief

Trade banned

THE PROVINCIAL govern- ment has banned the trade of certain bear parts to protect black and grizzly bears from poachers,

New regulations went into effect Feb. 1 banning commer- cial transactions in bear galls, paws and genitalia separated from the carcass or hide.

Good flights

ALL THAT clear weather in lale December and on into Jan- uary may have been nippy but there were some benefits,

One of those was a dramatic reduction in cancelled flights at the airport during winter months.

“From Dec. 1 to Jan, 18 I'd say we had eight missed flights,’’ says. Terrace airport manager Darryl Laurent. The usual number of missed flights during that period averages 30, he added.

Tower drain

A DRAINED water tower at the Gilaus subdivision cast of town. could have been serious if the Thornhill Volunteer Fire Department hadn’t been prepared.

A valve froze and split dur- ing the cold weather. When it thawed the water from the tower ran out, leaving homes and the subdivision’s hydrant system dry.

But a phone call alerted the Thornhill Volunteer Fire De- partment to the circumstance and it was ready to respond with a truck carrying 6,800 gallons of water if there had been a fire, ,

“The subdivision’s in our fire protection area and we rely on the hydrant system for our water,’” said Thornhill fire chief Art Hoving, “We keep 6,800 gallons of water In the hall at all times. It’s part of our standard operat- ing procedure, Not all of Thornhill has hydrants,’ he explained.

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